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VocabJLPT N5

beginning

の-AdjectiveNounAdverb

Definitions

1. beginning
2. outset

This noun and adverb means "the first" or "the beginning." It is used to refer to the very start of something, such as the first time you did something or the beginning of an event. It can be used as a time reference or to describe the initial stage of a process.

Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

I'll start from the beginning.

Sentence 1

What would you like to eat first?

Sentence 2

Where did you first meet?

Sentence 3

See, you forgot your original promise.

Sentence 4

The first thing I do at home is open the windows.

Sentence 5

I was the first customer at that shop.